Detections
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VCST-67-000004 - The Security Token Service must protect cookies from XSS.
Information
Cookies are a common way to save session state over the HTTP(S) protocol. If an attacker can compromise session data stored in a cookie, they are better able to launch an attack against the server and its applications. When a cookie is tagged with the 'HttpOnly' flag, it tells the browser that this particular cookie should only be accessed by the originating server. Any attempt to access the cookie from client script is strictly forbidden.Satisfies: SRG-APP-000001-WSR-000002, SRG-APP-000223-WSR-000011, SRG-APP-000439-WSR-000154
Solution
Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/conf/web.xml.Navigate to the <session-config> node and configure it as follows:
<session-config>
<session-timeout>30</session-timeout>
<cookie-config>
<http-only>true</http-only>
<secure>true</secure>
</cookie-config>
</session-config>
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 6.7 STS Tomcat v1r1
References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000054, CCI|CCI-001664, CCI|CCI-002418, Rule-ID|SV-239655r679037_rule, STIG-ID|VCST-67-000004, Vuln-ID|V-239655
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 8bfdb95531edd1f6e308ec8948bffe736a05d05654b94e97fe89308e9777465b